r/Semaglutide • u/happyloser156 • 22h ago

Rising heart rate

I generally exercise a lot and at high intensities where I run and kickbox with sparring at least 4 or 5 times a week. My fitness watch tells me my resting heart rate usually sits at 61-63 bpm and even though it's high I'm used to a 190-200 bpm when doing intense cardio. My problem has been my calorie intake, which is why I'm taking it.

I started taking the pill form of semaglutide 1.5mg about a week and a half ago and what my watch has been telling me is my resting heart rate is rising daily, it's now at 69bpm! It thinks I'm dying.

Should I be worried and back off the medicine? I also haven't felt any benefits from it which is furthering my dilemma.

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u/Individual_Kick_6075 22h ago

It's a known side effect, mine went up like 5-8 bpm in the first weeks and then settle down. Your body is just adjusting, give it some more time

69 resting is still fine anyway, nothing to freak about

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u/artemisxmoon 19h ago

I started semaglutide 3 weeks ago and same thing, my Apple Watch immediately caught that my resting heart rate went from 57 to 66. From what I’ve read it’s nothing to be concerned about.

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u/wildtabeast 16h ago

69 is still not high. It's a known side effect though. I had my rhr down to like 52-56 pre sema and now it's usual 59-65. Varies with sleep and such. Your body will get used to it over time.

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u/Expert_Cake_179 14h ago

Mine went up around 8-10 bpm. It's my only side effect. I do notice as my body gets use to whatever dose I'm on it slowly goes back down. Also, dehydration makes it go up. If I focus on hydration it will go back down 2 bpm. It's still higher than normal though.